scholarly journals Deferrisoma palaeochoriense sp. nov., a thermophilic, iron(III)-reducing bacterium from a shallow-water hydrothermal vent in the Mediterranean Sea

2016 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 830-836 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ileana Pérez-Rodríguez ◽  
Matthew Rawls ◽  
D. Katharine Coykendall ◽  
Dionysis I. Foustoukos
Keyword(s):  
Shallow Water ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Hydrothermal Vent ◽  
The Mediterranean

scholarly journals The Culturable Mycobiome of Mesophotic Agelas oroides: Constituents and Changes Following Sponge Transplantation to Shallow Water

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 567
Author(s):  
Eyal Ben-Dor Cohen ◽  
Micha Ilan ◽  
Oded Yarden
Keyword(s):  
Microbial Community ◽  
Shallow Water ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Hyphal Growth ◽  
Marine Sponges ◽  
The Core ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Dynamic Components ◽  
In Vitro Interactions

Marine sponges harbor a diverse array of microorganisms and the composition of the microbial community has been suggested to be linked to holo-biont health. Most of the attention concerning sponge mycobiomes has been given to sponges present in shallow depths. Here, we describe the presence of 146 culturable mycobiome taxa isolated from mesophotic niche (100 m depth)-inhabiting samples of Agelas oroides, in the Mediterranean Sea. We identify some potential in vitro interactions between several A. oroides-associated fungi and show that sponge meso-hyl extract, but not its predominantly collagen-rich part, is sufficient to support hyphal growth. We demonstrate that changes in the diversity of culturable mycobiome constituents occur following sponge transplantation from its original mesophotic habitat to shallow (10 m) waters, where historically (60 years ago) this species was found. We conclude that among the 30 fungal genera identified as associated with A. oroides, Aspergillus, Penicillium and Trichoderma constitute the core mycobiome of A. oroides, and that they persist even when the sponge is transplanted to a suboptimal environment, indicative of the presence of constant, as well as dynamic, components of the sponge mycobiome. Other genera seemed more depth-related and appeared or disappeared upon host’s transfer from 100 to 10 m.

Long-term monitoring of space competition among fluorescent and nonfluorescent sea anemones in the Mediterranean Sea

2007 ◽  
Vol 87 (4) ◽  
pp. 851-852 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jörg Wiedenmann ◽  
Alexandra Leutenegger ◽  
Silke Gundel ◽  
Florian Schmitt ◽  
Cecilia D'Angelo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Shallow Water ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Competitive Ability ◽  
Sea Anemones ◽  
Competition For Space ◽  
Long Term Monitoring ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Term Monitoring ◽  
Space Competition

The competition for space among fluorescent and nonfluorescent Anemonia species was monitored in the Mediterranean Sea in order to see whether the fluorescent species A. sulcata var. smaragdina was a better competitor in shallow water habitats. Over a period of 11 years, A. sulcata var. smaragdina convincingly out competed the nonfluorescent A. rustica. We thereby found support for the notion that the GFP-like pigments may increase competitive ability in anthozoans.

scholarly journals Crustaceans and Marine Heterobranchia: A New Symbiotic Relationship in the Mediterranean Sea

Diversity ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 613
Author(s):  
Giulia Furfaro ◽  
Michele Solca ◽  
Paolo Mariottini
Keyword(s):  
Shallow Water ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Morphological Features ◽  
Symbiotic Association ◽  
Symbiotic Relationship ◽  
First Case ◽  
Pea Crab ◽  
Small Crustacean ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Solar Powered

The “solar-powered” Elysia timida (Risso, 1818) is an endemic Mediterranean sacoglossan living in rocky substrates at shallow water. During a scuba dive, one E. timida was photographed and collected. The observation revealed the presence of a small crustacean of the Pinnotheridae family. It was not possible to assign the crustacean to a genus, but it shares typical ecological and external morphological features with other Pinnotherinae species. This is the first report of a pea crab hosted by a non-shelled Heterobranchia and the first case of a symbiotic association between crustaceans and marine Heterobranchia reported in the Mediterranean Sea.

scholarly journals Bryozoan diversity in the Mediterranean Sea: an update

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 567 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. ROSSO ◽  
E. Di MARTINO
Keyword(s):  
Shallow Water ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Rapid Assessment ◽  
Current View ◽  
Indigenous Species ◽  
Mediterranean Habitats ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Non Indigenous Species ◽  
A Current ◽  
The Eu

This paper provides a current view of the bryozoan biodiversity of the Mediterranean Sea updating the checklist by Rosso (2003). Bryozoans presently living in the Mediterranean increase to 556 species, 212 genera and 93 families. Cheilostomes largely prevail (424 species, 159 genera and 64 families) followed by cyclostomes (75 species, 26 genera and 11 families) and ctenostomes (57 species, 27 genera and 18 families). Few families and genera make the bulk of this biodiversity whereas one third of families are monospecific. The number of species-rank taxa has increased by 81 in the last dozen years but most of these additions relate to the revision of material from old collections and to the introduction of non-indigenous species. Most of the bryozoan diversity is distributed in the coralligenous and dark and semi-dark cave biocoenoses followed by detritic bottoms. Diversity lowers in shallow-water vegetated bottoms and in bathyal habitats. Further increase in diversity is expected from investigation of still poorly known areas and habitats and the need for rapid assessment is remarked on in view of the management of Mediterranean habitats through the EU Marine Strategy Directive.

scholarly journals Shallow Water Marine Sediment Bacterial Community Shifts Along a Natural CO2 Gradient in the Mediterranean Sea Off Vulcano, Italy

2014 ◽  
Vol 67 (4) ◽  
pp. 819-828 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorsaf Kerfahi ◽  
Jason M. Hall-Spencer ◽  
Binu M. Tripathi ◽  
Marco Milazzo ◽  
Junghoon Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bacterial Community ◽  
Shallow Water ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Marine Sediment ◽  
Community Shifts ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Sediment Bacterial Community
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